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(1906 - 1992) Grace Hopper graduated from Vassar College in 1928 with Phi Beta Kappa and a Vassar College Fellowship. She went to Yale University, where she earned an M.A. in 1930, and a Ph.D. in 1934. She also went to New York University as a Vassar Faculty Fel ....

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.... her retirement ceremony aboard the U.S.S. Constitution in Boston, Navy Secretary John F. Lehmann Jr. presented Admiral Hopper with the Distinguished Service Medal. More than 40 colleges and universities have conferred honorary degrees on Admiral Hopper, and she has been honored by her on several occasions. She was the recipient of the first Computer Sciences "Man of the Year" award presented by the Data Processing Management Association. Her entry in "Who's Who" requires 34 lines to thumbnail her accomplishments, appointments, and honors. spent a lot of time tring to prove that something that's never been done before isn't impossible. This lead ....